mfg Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Trivia....Steve Blake entered two 'factory prepared' Avanti race cars in the 1983 Daytona 24 hour endurance race....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 False. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dapy Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Did an Avanti ever win a race? If so when and where? Speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 False. Correct! Blake entered one car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dapy Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Did it win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plwindish Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 No, 14th or 15th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Great effort, and if memory serves it led the pack for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudeNorm Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 OK. This brings up another question... I met a fellow from NYC who had a later model Avanti fully prepped for endurance road racing back in 1987 in Springfield, Conneticut. He had a body shop and had integrated a spoiler into the rear deck area. I saw the car and talked with the gentleman, but never heard anything more about his efforts. Did he actually ever race the car and did it perform the way he was hoping? Somewhere I might even have his business card, but that will have to wait. Was it Ernie Loga??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted December 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 OK. This brings up another question... I met a fellow from NYC who had a later model Avanti fully prepped for endurance road racing back in 1987 in Springfield, Conneticut. He had a body shop and had integrated a spoiler into the rear deck area. I saw the car and talked with the gentleman, but never heard anything more about his efforts. Did he actually ever race the car and did it perform the way he was hoping? Somewhere I might even have his business card, but that will have to wait. Was it Ernie Loga??? That name definitely sounds familiar.....but I have no idea about the Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudeNorm Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) I found the reference... The Zare Brothers of Northeast Avanti in New Rochelle, New York. They had a 1986 Avanti set up for road racing at the Northeast Atlantic Zone Meet in 1987. Ernie Loga is from Eau Claire, Wisconsin... I wonder if the Zare's are still around? I found a listing for the business... Does anyone know if they had any success with their racing endeavor back in the late 80's? What happened to the car? Northeast Avanti 71 Eighth St, New Rochelle, NY 10801Cross Streets: Between Washington Ave and Fraser St (914) 632-9596 Edited February 25, 2015 by StudeNorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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